Spandrels of Truth
Download or Read eBook Spandrels of Truth PDF written by Jc Beall and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jc Beall |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2011-04-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780191613739 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0191613738 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Spandrels of Truth by : Jc Beall
Book excerpt: Among the various conceptions of truth is one according to which 'is true' is a transparent, entirely see-through device introduced for only practical (expressive) reasons. This device, when introduced into the language, brings about truth-theoretic paradoxes (particularly, the notorious Liar and Curry paradoxes). The options for dealing with the paradoxes while preserving the full transparency of 'true' are limited. In Spandrels of Truth, Beall concisely presents and defends a modest, so-called dialetheic theory of transparent truth.
